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#cf95d2

a light, soft magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Plum

RGB
207, 149, 210
HSL
297°, 40%, 70%
CMYK
1, 29, 0, 18
Luminance
0.3941

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cf95d2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cf95d2
Hue
297°
magenta / pink
Saturation
40%
soft
Lightness
70%
light
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
69%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3941
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
52/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
8.88:1
Closest name
Plum
ΔE2000 3.3
Where it sits
Hue297° of 360°
Saturation40%
Lightness70%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool52% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cf95d2
RGBrgb(207, 149, 210)
HSLhsl(297, 40%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 29%, 0%, 18%)
LABlab(69.0 31.9 -22.6)
LCHlch(69.0 39.1 324.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.746 0.107 324.9)
Decimal13604306
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 0.584 0.824)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cf95d2;
background-color: #cf95d2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cf95d2] bg-[#cf95d2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cf95d2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 0.584, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cf95d2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCF95D2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(210, 149, 207)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cf95d2 · 8.88:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.36:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 8.88:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cf95d2 as text scores 2.36:1 on white and 8.88:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cf95d2 on white: 2.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cf95d2 on black: 8.88:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #90A4D4
deuteranopia · #9EABD0
tritanopia · #D29BAB

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cf95d2 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAF5FA
#F4EBF5
#E8D2EA
#DBB0DE
#cf95d2
#B861BC
#A749AC
#8B3D8F
#6F3173
#522654
#331834
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FAF5FADarkest = 950 · #331834
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAF5FA;
  --brand-100: #F4EBF5;
  --brand-200: #E8D2EA;
  --brand-300: #DBB0DE;
  --brand-400: #cf95d2;
  --brand-500: #B861BC;
  --brand-600: #A749AC;
  --brand-700: #8B3D8F;
  --brand-800: #6F3173;
  --brand-900: #522654;
  --brand-950: #331834;
  --brand: #cf95d2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cf95d2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E5C6E7
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#974B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#549339
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#57265A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F7EDF7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cf95d2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#98D295
Analogous left#B095D2
Analogous right#D295B7
Split-complement 1#B7D295
Split-complement 2#95D2B0
Triadic 1#D2CF95
Triadic 2#95D2CF
Tetradic#D2B095

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green58.4%
Blue82.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan1.4%
Magenta29.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#cf95d2 text on a black background

contrast 8.88:1

Card sample

#cf95d2 text on a white background

contrast 2.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cf95d2;
Background color
Panel with #cf95d2 background
background-color: #cf95d2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cf95d2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 149, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 149, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cf95d2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf95d2, #D295AC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cf95d2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cf95d2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#cf95d2, answered

What color is #cf95d2?

#cf95d2 is a light soft magenta / pink, closest to Plum (ΔE2000 3.3). It sits at 297° on the hue wheel with 40% saturation and 70% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #cf95d2?

rgb(207, 149, 210) — 207 red, 149 green and 210 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 58.4% / 82.4% by channel.

Is #cf95d2 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3941 and perceived brightness is 69%, so black text on it reaches 8.88:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cf95d2?

Black. It scores 8.88:1 against #cf95d2, versus 2.36:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cf95d2?

#98D295 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B7D295 and #95D2B0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cf95d2?

For interface work: #FAF4FA as the surface, #E5C6E7 for borders, #974B9B for secondary text, #549339 as an accent and #57265A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #B095D2 and #D295B7 stays calm, while #98D295 is the loudest partner.

What is #cf95d2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(1%, 29%, 0%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cf95d2 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 52 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D295BF; nudged cooler, #B994D4.

Work with #cf95d2 in the Color Lab